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BROWNSVILLE, Vermont ??” Over the past six years, some of the kids throughout Windsor County have received new computer equipment, school furnishings and cultural enrichment programs thanks in part to Ascutney Mountain Resort's Annual Ski Ball, which has raised more than $100,000 in the past six years for local schools in Windsor County. The 7th Annual Ski Ball is set for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, and resort owners hope this year is a repeat of the past...

CONCORD, New Hampshire ??” The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation personnel in cooperation with the Washington Fire Department have successfully evacuated Pillsbury State Park in Washington today. Due to the extreme amount of rain received severe flooding was caused within the park. This caused campsite and road washouts. It was decided for the safety of the park guests that a volunteer evacuation was recommended.

Park officia...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” Norwegian ski jumpers Anders Bardal and Anette Sagen captured the men's and women's divisions, respectively, Sunday in the season ending Continental Cup event held on the 90 meter hill in Lake Placid.

The competition, conducted by the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), completed the Flaming Leaves Festival, presented by Citizens Bank, and was held on the 1980 Olympic site.

Bardal...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” Wojciech Skupien of Poland opened the Flaming Leaves Festival, presented by Citizens Bank, with a come-from-behind victory Saturday in a Continental Cup 90 meter ski jumping competition.

The competition was held in Lake Placid and conducted by the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA).

Skupien's win, which came in cold, damp conditions on the 1980 Olympic ski jumping complex, enabl...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” Diminutive ski jumper Marcin Bachleda of Poland kicked off the long Columbus Day weekend on Friday by tying the hill distance record en route to winning a SuperTour competition on the 90 meter hill in Lake Placid.

Bachleda's victory commenced the Flaming Leaves Festival, presented by Citizens Bank, and served as a prelude to this weekend's Continental Cup doubleheader at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex. All three...

HUNTER, New York ??” Hunter Mountain celebrated the grand opening of its most recent achievement and largest improvement to date, the Kaatskill Mountain Club, during an evening ceremony held Thursday October 6th. The new slopeside resort opened for business in August 2005, and is the first of its kind in Greene County, providing mountain guests with a high-end lodging option, year round.

The Kaatskill Mountain Club features 109 guest roo...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort are pleased to announce that Bonnie MacPherson has been hired as the new director of public relations for the resort.

MacPherson, a New Hampshire resident for the past two decades, worked in a similar capacity for The Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods and Booth Creek Ski Holdings' three eastern ski areas located in New Hampshire. In addition to being a membe...

MOUNT WASHINGTON, New Hampshire ??” Since Sunday, October 2nd, Mount Washington Observatory has recorded four straight record high temperatures for the following dates in October: October 2nd topped out at 58?° beating the 1950 record of 57?°. On the 3rd, the Rockpile set a high of 59?°, the old record set in 1953 was 56?°. October 4th also reached a high of 59?° shattering a previous record of 56 set in both 1951 and 1953.

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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Sugarloaf/USA may be nestled in the wilds of the Maine mountains, but remote doesn't have to mean cut off from the comforts and connectivity of home. Sugarloaf now offers FREE Wi-Fi Internet service throughout the resort and is fast becoming one of the most unwired winter resorts in New England.

Sugarloafer Bob Moore of Freeport calls the service "the perfect escape hatch." "There are some days when the snow is fal...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” America's top alpine racers, many of whom may be adorned with new Olympic medals, will close out the 2005-06 winter season at Sugarloaf/USA for the 2006 U.S. Alpine Championships on March 25-29.

Sugarloaf has a proud heritage of hosting world-class competitions, including the U.S. Championships in 1996 and '97 and the Tall Timber Classic World Cup in 1971. This year's Alpine Championships will also be called...